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Content Filter Service (CFS) Configurations

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    Description

    SonicWall CFS compares requested web sites against a massive database in the cloud containing millions of rated URLs, IP addresses and web sites. It provides administrators with the tools to create and apply policies that allow or deny access to sites based on individual or group identity, or by time of day, for over 50 pre-defined categories.

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    CFS How to Videos

    How to configure IP Address based Content Filter Polices (CFS)


    How to configure Per-policy Forbidden Domains with Multiple CFS Policies

    Using CFS custom category


    How to configure CFS with LDAP Authentication



    How to Configure Content Filtering (CFS) Policies using App Rules

     


    CFS Configuration using Policies with Local Users, LDAP Users and SSO authentication

    • Using custom Content Filter policies to block Internet access to a specific group (CFS + ULA + local groups)
    • Integration of LDAP and multiple/Custom CFS policies for different user groups (ULA + CFS + LDAP)
    • Using Multiple Custom content Filter policies with LDAP and SSO to restrict Internet access (CFS + LDAP + SSO)
       

    Other Configurations using CFS policies

    • Configuring a CFS policy per IP address or range of IP addresses
    • Enforcing Content Filter Policies on IP Addresses based on Schedules
    • How to exclude a computer from SonicWall Content Filtering Service (CFS)
       

    CFS using App Rules (SonicOS 5.8.0.0 and above)

    • Configuring per Policy Category Blocking in CFS 3.0 (5.8.0.0 and above)
    • How to configure Per Action Bandwidth Aggregation in CFS 3.0 (5.8.0.0 and above)
       

    How to Allow / Block specific websites using Allowed / Forbidden Domains

    • Tips on configuring Content Filtering (CFS) Custom List (Allowed / Forbidden Domains and Keyword Blocking)
    • Ways to block Google Webmail Chat (Chat Embedded in Webmail)
    • How to block Facebook and Gmail in CFS 3.0 - SonicOS 5.8 and above
    • How to block Google play using CFS 3.0 (SonicOS 5.8.0 and above)
    • How to block YouTube.com using CFS 3.0 (SonicOS 5.8.0 and above)
    • How to Block File transfer on Gtalk (Google Talk) using SonicWall Content Filtering (CFS)
    • How to import Allowed/Forbidden list from a file in CFS via App Rules - SonicOS 5.8 and above
    • Configuring CFS to Allow / Block HTTP connecting to custom port numbers
       

    CFS Keyword Blocking

    • Block mp3 files using Keyword Blocking feature in the Content Filter Service
    • Block images and videos in BING.com using CFS keyword blocking feature
       

    HTTPS Content Filtering

    • Does CFS support HTTPS site blocking?
    • How to block HTTPS (SSL) sites using SonicWall DPI-SSL and Content Filter Service (CFS)?
       

    Acceptable Usage Policy, Consent Page and CFS Block Page

    • How can I remove the SonicWall Logo from the CFS block page?
    • Configuring Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

       

    FAQs

    • FAQ on Content Filtering Service (CFS) 3.0 when upgrading to SonicOS 5.8
    • Content Filtering Service (CFS) 3.0 Overview - SonicOS 5.8 and above.
    • How to configure CFS Server Failover?
    • How to find out the CFS rating of a website?

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    Categories

    • Firewalls > SonicWall SuperMassive E10000 Series > Content Filtering Service
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